Mobility & Infra
Bus & Coach HMI Platform
Development of the HMI platform for the new VDL Bus & Coach product line.
VDL Enabling Transport Solutions focuses on researching, developing and testing new opportunities for the transport-related activities of VDL companies in particular. The aim is to develop environmentally friendly, innovative hardware and software solutions in the fields of electric transport (E-mobility), battery technology, charging infrastructure, energy storage, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), guidance and navigation technology.
The customer’s challenge
One of VDL ETS’ projects has been to change their vehicle architecture to create a universal architecture for the existing VDL Citea E-worker buses and the upcoming e-Truck. This includes a change in Tier-1 suppliers and their components linked to the e-vehicles’ charge control. This change has a direct impact on the software components, programming language and architecture. VDL is looking for an architecture that is in line with a future and state-of-the-art software development process.
Sioux’s contribution
Sioux installed an on-site software engineer who will support and collaborate with the VDL ETS engineers on their new charge controller architecture, software migration, coding and code restructuring, and optimization. Apart from these R&D activities, Sioux will also provide VDL with field support at the customer’s location.
Result
During this ongoing process, the first release was launched and implemented in VDL Citea’s E-Worker production version. Existing operational buses are being monitored in the field and updated with new versions.
Technologies
CODESYS, MATLAB®, Simulink®, LogiCAD (IEC61131), VECTOR, CANalyser/CANoe